AN:

JK: Sorry about the delay, but I'm back. Thank you for all the reviews!! BTW, I'm aware of Deidara saying 'hmm', but I'm still going to type it as 'un' because it's easier to type.

Current Chapter Contains: References. A couple swats, nothin' else.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

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-Much Later-

"This is so unfair, un!!" Deidara complained, blowing his bangs out of his eyes.

"Tell me about it..." Itachi muttered, face-down in a pillow.

"Man, not only did we both get it this morning, but now we're GROUNDED?! We are NOT five, un!!"

"Mmmph..."

"Would it kill you to complain?!"

"Yeah."

"Why?!"

"Lest you forget our current state of humiliation." Itachi said, sitting up and wincing. "We're supposed to be quiet."

"At least you could lay down!"

"I'm not supposed to!"

"Yeah, well-"

"ITACHI!! DEIDARA!!" Kisame called from the next room. "Quiet!! You're in time-out, remember?!"

"Yeah..." both replied, facing the corner again. (They were sitting, mind you, on hardwood)

"Hmph..." Deidara sighed. "Why are you listening to him?"

"He's still mad, and I'm still sore. If I'm going to do anything, it's sit down, shut the hell up, and listen."

"And you can't do the first..."

"Don't remind me." Itachi sighed.

"We need to get them back, Itachi, un!"

"What do you mean 'we'?"

"Well-"

"Didn't Kisame just tell you two to be quiet?" Sasori called.

"Don't make me come in there!" Kisame warned.

"Shhh!!" both Itachi and Deidara hissed to each other.

-Much Later, Again-

"I'm sorry, we're going to do what?!" Itachi asked, dumbfounded.

"You heard me! If they're going to treat us like kids, then we're going to act like kids!" Deidara explained.

"By doing what?"

"We're going to pull pranks!"

"Doesn't Tobi do that?"

"No. Tobi's just a moron."

"Oh."

"So, here's the plan..." Deidara leaned in and started whispering in Itachi's ear.

-Later, Yet Again-

"Itachi! Meeting!" Kisame said, shaking his sleeping partner's shoulder.

"Mmphh..." Itachi muttered, snuggling his pillow.

"Itachi-san..." Kisame tried again. No response. "Itachi-kun..."

"Mmmm!!"

"I know you don't like being addressed as '-kun', Itachi-san. Now get up."

"Mmph."

"Itachi!" Kisame violently shook his partner's shoulder. Itachi groaned, then pulled his pillow over his head. "Itachi-chan!!"

"Grrr..." POW! One of Itachi's pillows hit Kisame right in the face.

"That does it!" Kisame walked to the back of the bed and flipped the covers away, then proceeded to pull Itachi out of his bed by his ankles. Itachi grabbed his bedpost in order to stay in (Freaky Friday style, people!). "Oof!" Kisame fell over.

"Mmph..." Itachi murmured, sliding back up and nuzzling his pillow.

"Ugh..." Kisame rubbed the back of his head, stood up, and then growled. "Up!!" he demanded.

"Mmmmm..." Itachi muttered back.

"I've had it with you!" Kisame growled, swatting Itachi's rear through the sheets.

"MMMM!!!"

"Up. Now." the shark-nin pointed to the ground. When he got no reply, he swatted Itachi again.

"Itai!! I'm up! I'm up!!" Itachi scrambled to his feet.

"Good boy." Kisame smiled, ruffling Itachi's hair.

-Meeting-

"Welcome all." The Leader smiled at his Akatsuki. "Sit." They all did, except Itachi and Deidara, who winked at each other.

CRASH!! (x7)

Everyone's (except Itachi's and Deidara's) chairs broke instantly, causing them to all fall flat on their asses. A grin cracked on Deidara's face, and Itachi covered his mouth to stop anyone from seeing the small smile spreading on his face.

"Oof...!" Leader muttered, standing back up.

"What the hell was that?!" Hidan demanded.

"Somebody owes me twenty bucks..." Kakuzu groaned.

"Oww...What WAS that?!" Zetzu yelled.

"Pfft..." Deidara covered his mouth, too. Useless, he started giggling.

"...and just what is so funny, Deidara...?" Sasori asked, allowing Kisame to help him up.

"Nothing." Itachi said quickly.

"Fine, we'll just do this in the living room." Leader ushered everyone into the living room. He and Konan sat on the loveseat, Hidan, Kakuzu, and Zetzu on the couch, Sasori knelt on the floor, Deidara stood above him, Kisame sat cross-legged on the floor opposite of the coffee table (across from the couch and in front of the loveseat, facing the Leader), and Itachi sat in his lap (Kisame 'insisted' or, if you're slow, threatened).

"Continue." Konan said.

"Yes, well, that was unexpected. It would seem that something isn't right here." Leader began. "Why would all of our chairs decide to break simultaneously?"

"I smell something fishy." Kakuzu muttered.

"That would be my partner." Itachi replied automatically.

"Itachi-san!" Kisame scolded.

"Yes. Well. As I was saying, Kakuzu, you may be on to something. Two of our members were standing." Leader's gaze shifted from Itachi to Deidara. "Itachi. Deidara. Are you two responsible?"

"No, Leader-sama." Itachi said. "Of course not."

"Nah, un." Deidara said.

"Then why were you two standing?"

"Erk-!" Itachi's face turned beet red.

"Uhm-!" Deidara's face heated up as well.

"Go on, Itachi-san..." Kisame grinned. "Now's your chance..."

-Flashback to the forest, see ch. 2 if you're confused-

"Itai! Kisame!! Knock it off!! L-Leader won't let you get away with this!!"

"Oh, really? He won't? Just tell him when we get home, okay?"

"I-Itai!! Kisame, seriously! Y-you can't DO this!!"

"I beg to differ, Itachi-san."

"Aaaaah!!"

-End Flashback-

"Go on, Itachi-san...or do I have to tell him?"

"Mmmm..." Itachi broke eye contact and looked at the ground, face now redder then the Sharingan.

"Tell me what?" Leader demanded. Kisame grinned.

-One Explanation Later-

The whole Akatsuki, with the exception of Deidara, Sasori, Kisame, and Itachi, was laughing. Itachi's face had hit redder than his Sharingan and the Akatsuki clouds combined, and he couldn't leave the room because Kisame had his arm around his waist.

"Alright...!" Leader-sama finally stopped laughing. "Alright. Well, umm...I really can't think of what to say except maybe...well...you had it coming, Itachi."

"Told you." Kisame nudged Itachi lightly. Then he smelled salt water. "Itachi-san?" Itachi turned to face him, tears of humiliation slipping down his face. He leaned back as if to hug the shark-nin, then whispered in his ear,

"I hate you."

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AN:

JK: Well, cip-san, someone knows. Don't worry, things will get better. I'm really not trying to make Kisame the 'bad guy' or 'mean'. For the record, he really didn't know he'd hurt Itachi's feelings by telling. I'm actually trying to make Kisame as 'parental' as possible without making him TOO harsh, though I do plan to include a severe spanking scene later on. It's in the future. Not near, not far, but in the future. Don't ask me when, though. I really don't know. I don't even know how severe, but implement(s) will be involved. (for Jordan-san, though I'd already planned one implement scene.) JK out to fall on her bed and rest (I am currently sick, folks. I will most likely update by either tomorrow or Sunday, but we'll see how that goes.)